DANCE
Events This Week
ARIZONA CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL. PCC Center for the
Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Southwest Dance presents this fifth-annual
festival featuring nine Arizona-based companies at 8 p.m. on Friday,
January 22. Tickets are $12, $9 for seniors and $7 for children
and students, and are available at Dillard's.
TANGO BUENOS AIRES. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave.
Southwest Dance presents this Brazilian company at 8 p.m. on Tuesday,
January 26. Tickets are $36 and $28, with discounts for seniors,
children and students; they're available at all Dillard's ticket
outlets. Call 482-6410 for information.
Announcements
FOLK DANCING. The Zenith Center. 330 E. Seventh St. The
Tucson International Folk Dancers teach lessons from 8 to 10 p.m.
on Wednesdays. Admission is $2 at the door. Call 299-9609 or 792-2694
for information.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Events This Week
AN EVENING OF MAGIC. Gaslight Theater. 7010 E. Broadway
Blvd. Enjoy an evening of magic and comedy featuring the Laramores,
Gene Collins and Norm Marini starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, January
25. Tickets are $8 and are available at Williams Magic and Novelties,
6526 E. 22nd St. Call 886-0543 for information.
ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL. El Mercado, Broadway Boulevard
at Wilmot Road. Spirit Weavers present their fourth annual Creative
Spirit Arts and Crafts Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
January 23, and
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, January 24. More than 60 juried artists
display and sell their work, and singer/songwriter Bruce T. Campbell
performs daily at 1 p.m. A portion of the proceeds benefit the
Tucson Community Food Bank, with donations of non-perishable food
gratefully accepted at their booth. Call 546-4656 for information.
PRAIRIE DOG SCREENING. PCC Proscenium Theatre. 2202 W.
Anklam Road. Wildlife Damage Review presents a screening of Varmints,
a film that graphically chronicles efforts to eradicate the prairie
dog. Film shows at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 27. Admission is
$5. Call 884-0883 for information.
FARMERS' MARKET. St. Philip's Plaza, River Road and Campbell
Avenue. Every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., more than 20 vendors
sell fresh produce, teas, honey, jams, lemon curd, bread, smoked
beef and more.
WALKING TOUR. Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont House. 151 S.
Granada Ave. Enjoy this walking tour of Tucson's history, including
more than 20 homes, sites, and buildings from
10 a.m. to noon every Saturday. Cost is $4.50 for adults, with
reduced rates for children. Reservations are recommended. Call
622-0956 for information.
Out Of Town
AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATION. Boyce Thompson Arboretum State
Park. Two hours north of Tucson, via Highway 79. Enjoy a day of
listening to Paul Taylor play the didjeridoo and tell stories
of the outback from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. on Saturday, January 23. Admission is $5, $2 for children
ages 5 to 12, and free to children under age 5. Call 689-2811
for information.
Announcements
OPEN HOUSE. The Conquistadors Toastmasters' open house
is at 7 p.m. every Thursday at La Quinta Inn, 6404 E. Broadway
Blvd. Call Randy Lindsey at 745-3915 for information.
TV SHOW TAPING. Take part in the live taping of
It's About You, a show about relationships, from 5:30 to
7 p.m. every Friday. Call 299-2708 for free tickets and information.
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